PMP Certification Renewal

The PMP Certification Renewal Program is a great opportunity to keep your skills fresh and up-to-date. There are professional development programs that provide you with opportunities to get the knowledge you need to stay ahead in your industry.

PMI believes in people continuing their careers and in the pursuit of lifelong learning. It's easy to maintain your PMP certification with PMI by renewing it every 3 years.

PMP Certification Renewal Procedure

1. The PMP Certification is valid for three years from the day you completed the PMP test and received your certification.

If the three-year time expires without renewal, your certification status will be changed to expired. If you do not complete the one-year suspension period, your status will be changed to expired. This is as near the end of the world as any qualified PMP practitioner can get. When this happens, even a thousand PDUs become meaningless.

2. Understand the current status of your PMP certification and PDUs.

It is important to know how to stay current on PDUs and keep your PMP certification up-to-date (CCRS). The CCRS provides a quick and easy way to track the following:

The number of days until your PMP expiration date.
How do your PDUs meet CCR criteria?
The remaining PDUs need to renew your certification.

3. You must have 60 PDUs to renew your PMP certification.

i) Education - You must have at least 35 PDUs, for this category.

ii) Giving back to the profession - This is optional, and you can earn up to 25 PDUs in this area.

4. Always keep your CCRS progress up to date by submitting all of your PDU claims for validation.

After earning 60 PDUs, you will be alerted. If you choose not to renew your membership, you must submit a renewal application and pay a renewal fee.

PMI members pay $60.
Non-members pay $150.

5. If your PMP certification is renewed, you will be able to use the coveted and in-demand credential for another three years.

What is Professional Development Unit?

To become more engaged in Project Management and maintain your PMP certification, you must accumulate a certain number of Professional Development Units through attending events or taking courses. 60 PDUs are required throughout the course of three years.

Send Your PDUs to CCRS

The online system walks you through the steps:

Log in to your CCRS dashboard to check the status of all your submitted PDUs.
On your dashboard, click "Report PDUs."
From the dropdown menu, select the PDU category.
To describe the professional development activity, fill in the necessary form areas. This stage allows PMI to assess your activity and confirm its legitimacy.
Enter the quantity and kind of PDUs you want to claim for this activity.
Check on "I agree to the assertion."
Click on the "Submit" button.

PMI will send you two follow-up emails, the first will confirm that your PDU claim is being reviewed and the second will notify you whether your PDUs were authorized and added to your account or refused.